Whiting Memorial Community House

United States historic place


Whiting Memorial Community House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Whiting Memorial Community House, April 2012
41°40′41″N 87°29′47″W / 41.67806°N 87.49639°W / 41.67806; -87.49639
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1923 (1923)
Architect	Shattuck & Layer
NRHP reference No.	80000044^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 8, 1980

Whiting Memorial Community House, also known as Whiting Community Center, is a historic community center in Whiting, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1923, and is a two-story, steel frame building faced in rough red brick and in an eclectic style. It has a hipped red tile roof, scattered gables and arches, and concrete bracket and medallion detailing. The building houses an auditorium, meeting rooms, an indoor track, gyms, lockers, a bowling alley, and a swimming pool. The Standard Oil Company built it for the city of Whiting.^[2]^: 2–3

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Larry N. Hahn (September 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Whiting Memorial Community House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..